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if there is anything approaching cuomo comic relief in this new piece by michael schmidt, it involves the following scene which since the comey most news broke has been airing like wallpaper all over cable news. >> oh, and there's -- he's become more famous than me. [ applause ] >> now the back story can be told. a friend of comey's told the times comey wore a blue suit for the reception in the blue room and quote tried to blend in with the blue curtains in the back of the room in hopes that mr. trump would not spot him and call him out. as his friend tells the story, the 6'8" comey amibling across the room wanted to avoid a hug with the president so he went in
if there is anything approaching cuomo comic relief in this new piece by michael schmidt, it involves the following scene which since the comey most news broke has been airing like wallpaper all over cable news. >> oh, and there's -- he's become more famous than me. [ applause ] >> now the back story can be told. a friend of comey's told the times comey wore a blue suit for the reception in the blue room and quote tried to blend in with the blue curtains in the back of the room in...
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michael schmidt is that reporter. he'll be joining us here live in just a moment. you'll want to hear from him. but as i said at the top, we've got something else. before we get to the meat of that story, i also need to tell you that we have another smaller piece of this story to break tonight. i'm going to explain this in more detail a little deeper in the show tonight. the bottom line right now -- nbc news can confirm tonight that another subpoena has now been issued in the ongoing federal investigations into donald trump's campaign and his associates. this breaking news scoop tonight from "the new york times" is about the federal fbi investigation into mike flynn. that "new york times" reporting tonight is that trump himself tried to get the fbi director to shut the flynn investigation down. since that meeting where that conversation allegedly took place on february 14th, it has been reported since that the senate intelligence committee subpoenaed documents related to mike flynn for its investigation in the senate and has also since been reported that the u.s. a
michael schmidt is that reporter. he'll be joining us here live in just a moment. you'll want to hear from him. but as i said at the top, we've got something else. before we get to the meat of that story, i also need to tell you that we have another smaller piece of this story to break tonight. i'm going to explain this in more detail a little deeper in the show tonight. the bottom line right now -- nbc news can confirm tonight that another subpoena has now been issued in the ongoing federal...
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schmidt is reporting, which is highly credible, michael schmidt indicates the president asked the vice president, the attorney general and the chief of staff to leave the oval office. is that intent? >> that certainly would be an element that a jury would have to decide. there's not a lot of case law. a jury would have to make that determination. that would certainly be an element that he wanted to have this private conversation with him and not include the others. the seconds question would be why didn't comey say this earlier. he could say i wanted to see if there was any other effort to made to impede that. the question is going to have to answer the question, what were you trying to accomplish there? there's no such thing as an idiot standard in law. he can explain lunatic qualities at times. he may get off on that front. the reality is, if he didn't n have a corrupting intent, i think one can make the argument he did because one of the elements there, it would be hard to get him on obstruction of justice. the key person to hear from on this is comey joe, would you agree with the l
schmidt is reporting, which is highly credible, michael schmidt indicates the president asked the vice president, the attorney general and the chief of staff to leave the oval office. is that intent? >> that certainly would be an element that a jury would have to decide. there's not a lot of case law. a jury would have to make that determination. that would certainly be an element that he wanted to have this private conversation with him and not include the others. the seconds question...
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joining us, nbc's hans nick comes at the white house and "the new york times'" michael schmidt breaking news every single day on the comey front also joins us. hi, guys. hans, first, i'm flabbergasted, amazing i can be flabbergasted by sean spicer's response to the stories. tell us about them. >> reporter: the first response to "the new york times" story that broke shortly before 3:00, they essentially, they didn't dispute this story and here's what they said. they almost try to make this seem as part of the syria policy. it's quite a long quote, but i'm going to read to you, "the president has always emphasized the importance of making deals with russia as it relates to syria, ukraine, defeating isis and other key issues for the benefit and safety of the american people. by grandstanding and politicizing the investigations into russia's actions, james comey created unnecessary pressure on our ability to engage and negotiate with russia. the investigation would always have continued and obviously the termination of comey would not have ended it. once again, the real story is that our na
joining us, nbc's hans nick comes at the white house and "the new york times'" michael schmidt breaking news every single day on the comey front also joins us. hi, guys. hans, first, i'm flabbergasted, amazing i can be flabbergasted by sean spicer's response to the stories. tell us about them. >> reporter: the first response to "the new york times" story that broke shortly before 3:00, they essentially, they didn't dispute this story and here's what they said. they...
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and there's a very important point in michael schmidt's story here that can be corroborated or not. he says, michael schmidt, says in the times story that this is a group meeting including vice president pence and attorney general sessions, which ended and then president trump asked comey to meet him one on one. will pence and sessions corroborate that there was this separate meeting between trump and comey. if they will corroborate there was a one on one meeting, that is a significant factor, not the only one, but a significant factor that would corroborate james comey's version of events. this is how trials work. is that you don't just sort of throw up your hands, decide one person is telling the truth and one person is lying. you look at all the surrounding circumstances and try to find corroborated notes by either person, videos, and of course, you know, the issue that hangs out here even more important is are there white house tapes. president trump was very coy about that. he suggested there was and then wouldn't answer questions about it. but the question of whether there are
and there's a very important point in michael schmidt's story here that can be corroborated or not. he says, michael schmidt, says in the times story that this is a group meeting including vice president pence and attorney general sessions, which ended and then president trump asked comey to meet him one on one. will pence and sessions corroborate that there was this separate meeting between trump and comey. if they will corroborate there was a one on one meeting, that is a significant factor,...
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michael schmidt, again, thank you for a stellar job of reporting. a very big story. thanks for joining me. >> thanks for having me. >> i'm joined now by senator dick durbin, democrat from illinois, and a member of the senate judiciary committee. senator, i have to get your reaction to "new york times" reporting, since confirmed by nbc news, that james comey wrote a memo shortly after meeting with the president the day after flynn was fired in which the president said to james comey, i hope you can let this go about any investigation of flynn. >> this is a stunning revelation. it's further evidence that the president has been trying to stop the investigation by the federal bureau of investigation into the involvement of the russians in the last election. it is a question of credibility, but certainly mr. comey, since he does these contemporary memos from time to time and shares them with senior staffers on a timely basis, is going to have the edge and credibility that this did actually happen. >> if this did happen -- and, again, this is a reporting about a memo writt
michael schmidt, again, thank you for a stellar job of reporting. a very big story. thanks for joining me. >> thanks for having me. >> i'm joined now by senator dick durbin, democrat from illinois, and a member of the senate judiciary committee. senator, i have to get your reaction to "new york times" reporting, since confirmed by nbc news, that james comey wrote a memo shortly after meeting with the president the day after flynn was fired in which the president said to...
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michael schmidt, thank you so much for joining me. i'm joined now by senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts. senator, your reaction to the dismissal of james comey? >> well, let's put it in a little context. remember, sally yates was acting attorney general, and one of the things she told the trump administration was that his inner circle adviser flynn was compromised by the russians, and she gets fired. preet bharara is the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. he's the one who has jurisdiction over any investigation into what happened at trump tower. and after donald trump originally embraced him and said he wanted to keep him on, preet gets fired. now it turns out that james comey, who says he has an active and ongoing investigation, will not rule out investigating donald trump directly and the connection with the trump campaign and the russians, and now james comey gets fired. um, you put those together, and it's pretty clear what's going on here. donald trump doesn't want anyone coming anyplace close to an activ
michael schmidt, thank you so much for joining me. i'm joined now by senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts. senator, your reaction to the dismissal of james comey? >> well, let's put it in a little context. remember, sally yates was acting attorney general, and one of the things she told the trump administration was that his inner circle adviser flynn was compromised by the russians, and she gets fired. preet bharara is the u.s. attorney for the southern district of new york. he's the...
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michael schmidt, star reporter i would have to say the last couple weeks. leslie clark, thank you for that. matt pezutowski who is making an amazing comeback. and of course the memorable lou gehrig. i always have to be lou gehrig, you be lou gehrig. >>> coming up, president trump is heading to his first overseas trip and there could be a rocky reception. he's insulted all three of them. saudi arabia, the gardens of mecca. has he said nice things about muslims? and is he going to move the embassy? pope francis? don't get me started. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." president trump embarked on his first trip overseas under a cloud of negative headlines breaking here at home, of course. we've been covering them. three explosive stories in the last two hours that does raise the question of a white house cover-up. now the president's nine-day trip tests his discipline on the international stage, especially in the first three places he'll visit. look at the picture there, saudi arabia, israel, and the vatican. in saudi arabia, the president pl
michael schmidt, star reporter i would have to say the last couple weeks. leslie clark, thank you for that. matt pezutowski who is making an amazing comeback. and of course the memorable lou gehrig. i always have to be lou gehrig, you be lou gehrig. >>> coming up, president trump is heading to his first overseas trip and there could be a rocky reception. he's insulted all three of them. saudi arabia, the gardens of mecca. has he said nice things about muslims? and is he going to move...
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schmidt. also ken delaney, a remarkable reporter on this on his own and frank montoya, a former official at the fbi. when exactly president trump asked the fbi director over for dinner? >> that's right, katie. in the last hour i we heard from a friend of comey's, a former fbi official who was there at the time who recalls that this invitation came in at the last minute either on the day of the dinner or the day before the dinner. >> that would have been january 27ing the day of the dinner tore day before. january 26th was the date that sally yates came to the white house to warn about mike flynn saying he could potentially be plaquemailed by lying about the russian ambassador. so this raises the question of did that issue come up in this meeting. now, nobody i talked to knows whether it came up. only jim comey and donald trump know whether it came up. it's an interesting question. just a few days before on january 24th, the fbi had come to the white house. fbi agents had come to the white hous
schmidt. also ken delaney, a remarkable reporter on this on his own and frank montoya, a former official at the fbi. when exactly president trump asked the fbi director over for dinner? >> that's right, katie. in the last hour i we heard from a friend of comey's, a former fbi official who was there at the time who recalls that this invitation came in at the last minute either on the day of the dinner or the day before the dinner. >> that would have been january 27ing the day of the...
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michael schmidt, what did you learn today? >> well, the thing that struck me is that if you're trump, you can see why you're still frustrated with this story, because as you point out, they still can't say, here's the collusion. this is the way that we -- brennan can't sit there and say, i did see evidence of collusion. so here we are, several months after he's come into office, all of these accusations have been thrown at them but there's still nothing hard. all he says is there's contacts. it's clear that the russians did try and get as close as they could to this campaign, but still there's -- was there information that was passed, was there intelligence that was passed? was there anything? we still don't have that. >> devin, you wrote a story last week saying that the russia probe has -- i don't know if this is the right word -- a person of interest or a person close to the president. tell me what that is. >> well, what it means is that a senior white house official is under investigation as part of the russia probe. i use
michael schmidt, what did you learn today? >> well, the thing that struck me is that if you're trump, you can see why you're still frustrated with this story, because as you point out, they still can't say, here's the collusion. this is the way that we -- brennan can't sit there and say, i did see evidence of collusion. so here we are, several months after he's come into office, all of these accusations have been thrown at them but there's still nothing hard. all he says is there's...
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>> michael schmidt, the world should know the name michael schmidt. >> seth: yeah. he sort of broke a lot of the stories this week, and so that was incredible. but you have also done really wonderful work where you call people -- people outside the bubble. for lack of a better word you spoke to a coal miner? >> that's right, exactly the right way to put it. >> seth: and it was really wonderful because you allowed this coal miner, you gave him the space to sort of talk about how much it means to him to have coal jobs come back, and even though we now know more about the environmental impact of coal, for this man, he was willing to go back in the mine the next day. how did that come about? how do you find someone like that? >> a colleague of mine had talked to this coal miner, his name was mark grey. he worked in southern kentucky in coal mines his whole career until coal mining started to fall apart as an industry. and i called him and i just wanted to put this enormous debate we're all having as a country and as a world about environmental policy into a very human c
>> michael schmidt, the world should know the name michael schmidt. >> seth: yeah. he sort of broke a lot of the stories this week, and so that was incredible. but you have also done really wonderful work where you call people -- people outside the bubble. for lack of a better word you spoke to a coal miner? >> that's right, exactly the right way to put it. >> seth: and it was really wonderful because you allowed this coal miner, you gave him the space to sort of talk...
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but for now tonight, special tranks to you, michael schmidt, after a long day ditto. ashley parker, jeremy bash. we'll take our first break. coming up, see if you can remember back, oh, i guess it's been, what, six hours now. what was the biggest story we were covering back then? admittedly, a simpler more innocent time, tonight we have new behind the scenes details on the meeting between donald trump and the two sergeys, lavrov and kislyak in the oval office. the washington post has just tonight published some new reporting on that. the author of that is with us next as "the 11th hour" rolls on. did you know slow internet can actually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. >>> i'm telling you, you look away for a minute and you miss a big story. unti
but for now tonight, special tranks to you, michael schmidt, after a long day ditto. ashley parker, jeremy bash. we'll take our first break. coming up, see if you can remember back, oh, i guess it's been, what, six hours now. what was the biggest story we were covering back then? admittedly, a simpler more innocent time, tonight we have new behind the scenes details on the meeting between donald trump and the two sergeys, lavrov and kislyak in the oval office. the washington post has just...
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but for now tonight, special tranks to you, michael schmidt, after a long day ditto. ashley parker, jeremy bash. we'll take our first break. coming up, see if you can remember back, oh, i guess it's been, what, six hours now. what was the biggest story we were covering back then? admittedly, a simpler more innocent time, tonight we have new behind the scenes details on the meeting between donald trump and the two sergeys, lavrov and kislyak in the oval office. the washington post has just tonight published some new reporting on that. the author of that is with us next as "the 11th hour" rolls on. >>> i'm telling you, you look away for a minute and you miss a big story. until the james comey story dropped earlier this evening, the administration had spent today trying to clean up last night's lead story that the president revealed classified information about isis to the russian foreign minister and the russian ambassador in the oval office last week. we now know that intelligence came from israel. today national security advisor h.r. mcmaster again tried to tamp down
but for now tonight, special tranks to you, michael schmidt, after a long day ditto. ashley parker, jeremy bash. we'll take our first break. coming up, see if you can remember back, oh, i guess it's been, what, six hours now. what was the biggest story we were covering back then? admittedly, a simpler more innocent time, tonight we have new behind the scenes details on the meeting between donald trump and the two sergeys, lavrov and kislyak in the oval office. the washington post has just...
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michael schmidt, start reporter i would have to say the last couple weeks. leslie clark, thank you for that. matt pezutowski who is making an amazing comeback. and of course the memorable lou gehrig. i always have to be lou gehrig, you be lou gehrig. >>> coming up, president trump is heading to his first overseas trip and there could be a rocky reception. he's insulted all three of them. saudi arabia, the gardens of mecca. has he said nice things about muslims? and is he going to move the embassy? pope francis? don't get me started. we'll be right back. all the priority threats. you did that? we did that. real. we analyzed millions of articles and reports. we can identify threats 50% faster. you can do that? we can do that. then do that. can we do that? we can do that. before fibromyalgia, i was a doer. i was active. then the chronic, widespread pain drained my energy. my doctor said moving more helps ease fibromyalgia pain. she also prescribed lyrica. fibromyalgia is thought to be the result of overactive nerves. lyrica is believed to calm these nerves. wom
michael schmidt, start reporter i would have to say the last couple weeks. leslie clark, thank you for that. matt pezutowski who is making an amazing comeback. and of course the memorable lou gehrig. i always have to be lou gehrig, you be lou gehrig. >>> coming up, president trump is heading to his first overseas trip and there could be a rocky reception. he's insulted all three of them. saudi arabia, the gardens of mecca. has he said nice things about muslims? and is he going to move...
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but for now tonight, special tranks to you, michael schmidt, after a long day ditto. ashley parker, jeremy bash. we'll take our first break. coming up, see if you can remember back, oh, i guess it's been, what, six hours now. what was the biggest story we were covering back then? admittedly, a simpler more innocent time, tonight we have new behind the scenes details on the meeting between donald trump and the two sergeys, lavrov and kislyak in the oval office. the washington post has just tonight published some new reporting on that. the author of that is with us next as "the 11th hour" rolls on. david. what's going on? oh hey! ♪ that's it? yeah. ♪ everybody two seconds! ♪ "dear sebastian, after careful consideration of your application, it is with great pleasure that we offer our congratulations on your acceptance..." through the tuition assistance program, every day mcdonald's helps more people go to college. it's part of our commitment to being america's best first job. ♪ ♪ to err is human. to anticipate is lexus. experience the lexus rx with advanced saf
but for now tonight, special tranks to you, michael schmidt, after a long day ditto. ashley parker, jeremy bash. we'll take our first break. coming up, see if you can remember back, oh, i guess it's been, what, six hours now. what was the biggest story we were covering back then? admittedly, a simpler more innocent time, tonight we have new behind the scenes details on the meeting between donald trump and the two sergeys, lavrov and kislyak in the oval office. the washington post has just...
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tonight eats scoop comes courtesy of michael schmidt at "the new york times." quote, president trump called the fbi director james comey weeks after he took office and asked him when federal authorities were going to put out word that mr. trump was not personally under fbi investigation. mr. comey told the president if he wanted to know details about the bureau's investigations he shouldn't not contact him directly but instead should follow proper procedures. at the time mr. comey was overseeing the fbi's investigations into links between mr. trump's associates and russia. these interactions included a dinner in which associates and mr. comey say mr. trump asked him to pledge his loyalty and a meeting in the oval office, and he hoped mr. comey would shut down an investigation into mike flynn. the day after the flynn conversation, reince priebus asked mr. comey to help push back on reports in the news media that trump's associates have been in contact with russian intelligence officials during the campaign. mr. comey described his encounters between the presiden
tonight eats scoop comes courtesy of michael schmidt at "the new york times." quote, president trump called the fbi director james comey weeks after he took office and asked him when federal authorities were going to put out word that mr. trump was not personally under fbi investigation. mr. comey told the president if he wanted to know details about the bureau's investigations he shouldn't not contact him directly but instead should follow proper procedures. at the time mr. comey was...
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. >> "new york times" reporter michael schmidt, also starring in the daily. >> yes. >> michael, i've just got to ask you. we talked to you and you're like this. you're michael schmidt, the guy we know. do you hear him on the daily? >> of course. >>
. >> "new york times" reporter michael schmidt, also starring in the daily. >> yes. >> michael, i've just got to ask you. we talked to you and you're like this. you're michael schmidt, the guy we know. do you hear him on the daily? >> of course. >>
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this also on the new york times, michael schmidt, who has been breaking stories this week, comey wanted the president at a distance and he reports the president called the fbi director james comey weeks after he took office and asked him when federal authorities would put out word that mr. trump was not personally under investigation. mr. comey tilde president if he wanted to know details about the notstigation, you should contact him directly but follow the proper procedures and have the white house counsel send inquiries to the justice department. then on the front page. there is the story about roger ailes, the former fox founder, and in the business day section of the new york times, with this picture, died at 77 years old due to an injury at his florida home, where he fell yesterday. ownedll street journal, by rupert murdoch, their editorial for him right's about his legacy. if ronald reagan was called the great commuter, roger details, who died thursday, has to be creatored the greatest of communicators in the history of politics or television. it goes on to say that he accounted
this also on the new york times, michael schmidt, who has been breaking stories this week, comey wanted the president at a distance and he reports the president called the fbi director james comey weeks after he took office and asked him when federal authorities would put out word that mr. trump was not personally under investigation. mr. comey tilde president if he wanted to know details about the notstigation, you should contact him directly but follow the proper procedures and have the white...
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so, michael schmidt, rod rosenstein, very interesting. he writes the memo, despite the fact that he knows that trump wants to fire comey, regardless. so, it's a very strange thing for rosenstein to do. but it seems to be a guy that's deciding to be a team player and go along. and, actually, undercut the inpendence othe justice department. but that was a concern that james comey had, according to your reporting in "the times" this morning. >> comey, sitting in his office in march, having lunch with a friend and the friend says to him, hey, you know, rod's coming on. you're going to have a senate confirmed deputy attorney general and comey says yeah, he's good but i've got some concerns and the friend says what do you mean? this is a long-time federal prosecutor, has been a u.s. attorney. he's respected. and he said rod's a survivor. and to be a survivor in the justice department, you have to give something up. and the thing is that it only took two weeks for comey to see what rod was really going to be like when he writes that memo. >> how
so, michael schmidt, rod rosenstein, very interesting. he writes the memo, despite the fact that he knows that trump wants to fire comey, regardless. so, it's a very strange thing for rosenstein to do. but it seems to be a guy that's deciding to be a team player and go along. and, actually, undercut the inpendence othe justice department. but that was a concern that james comey had, according to your reporting in "the times" this morning. >> comey, sitting in his office in...
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we'll talk to "new york times'" michael schmidt who is reporting what the firing. senator dick durbin is calling for an independent council on the russia probe. >> congressman elijah cummings u calling for emergency hearings on the decision. "morning joe" just moments away. you have access to the right information at the right moment. ♪ ♪ and when you filter out the noise, it's easy to turn your vision into action. ♪ ♪ it's your trade. e*trade. start trading today at etrade.com (vo) more "dper rollres for mom" bounty is more absorbent, so the roll can last 50% longer than the leading ordinary brand. so you get more "life" per roll. bounty the quicker picker upper introducing new depend silhouette active fit, with a thin design for complete comfort. they say "move it or lose it" and at my age, i'm moving more than ever. because getting older is inevitable. but feeling older? that's something i control. get a free sample at depend.com. what's the best way to get v8 or a fancy juice store?s? ready, go! hi, juice universe? one large rutabaga, with eggplant... d
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we're seeing it play out in realtime. >> therein lies the problem, michael schmidt. if donald trump were being equally tough with russia, that would be one thing, but he continues his pattern over the past four and a half months, and we really sawt over the past two weeks, where he embraces autocrats, he embraces leaders that assassinate journalists, that murder political rivals, that shut down popular dissent and shows contempt to our longstanding allies that actually come from democratic traditions which, at least seems to me, every day that goes by, it seems he has more and more contempt for. >> i think a lot of this early on obviously is rhetoric. what we haven't seen is how he's going to deal with these countries and nato and such in a real crisis. we're four months in. on the international sphere, there's been north korean missile launches and such and problems in afghanistan, obviously an awful bombing today. we haven't really seen him have to do anything. what's going to happen when in afghanistan they have to come up with a new troop level there and he has t
we're seeing it play out in realtime. >> therein lies the problem, michael schmidt. if donald trump were being equally tough with russia, that would be one thing, but he continues his pattern over the past four and a half months, and we really sawt over the past two weeks, where he embraces autocrats, he embraces leaders that assassinate journalists, that murder political rivals, that shut down popular dissent and shows contempt to our longstanding allies that actually come from...
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schmidt which suggests that donald trump said to jim comey, let it go, end the investigation. now the congress and fbi have to do real investigation of what happens. certainly you would start with any sort of paper trail. now comey took notes. did he take hand-written notes and turn them into a more formal record? fbi agent often do that. that becomes an issue in some investigations. hand-written versus typed up document. typed up document is known as 302. of course the question of tapes. donald trump has hinted that there is a taping system in the white house. that could certainly settle the issue of what was said in this conversation. as gloria was talking about, mike pence and jeff sessions and perhaps others were in a conversation with donald trump and james comey and then they were asked to leave. will they corroborate comey's account, and there were waves of people coming and going from the white house over the course of that day. does it corroborate the james comey was in the white house on february 14th. all of that is evidence that will help congress or the fbi or gra
schmidt which suggests that donald trump said to jim comey, let it go, end the investigation. now the congress and fbi have to do real investigation of what happens. certainly you would start with any sort of paper trail. now comey took notes. did he take hand-written notes and turn them into a more formal record? fbi agent often do that. that becomes an issue in some investigations. hand-written versus typed up document. typed up document is known as 302. of course the question of tapes....
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naz, thank you, susan page and michael schmidt. comey faced a barrage of criticism from democrats today. after comey testified he faced to bad choices, adam schiff tweeted, the real choice was not conceal or speak. comey spoke about clinton and concealed trump investigation. the real choice was to abide by doj policy or violate it. here's ou democrats on the committee reacted today. >> this explosive announcement -- and it was -- came unprompted and without knowing whether a single e-mail warranted a new investigation. it was, in fact, a big october surprise. >> on a number of occasions you told us to comment extensively on the investigation. you even released internal fbi memos. i may have missed this, but in my 42 years here, i've never seen anything like that. >> i'm struck that you chose to make public statements about one investigation and not another. >> i find that hard to believe that you did not contemplate that there would be political ramifications to your comments. >> do you have any regrets, or are there any things you
naz, thank you, susan page and michael schmidt. comey faced a barrage of criticism from democrats today. after comey testified he faced to bad choices, adam schiff tweeted, the real choice was not conceal or speak. comey spoke about clinton and concealed trump investigation. the real choice was to abide by doj policy or violate it. here's ou democrats on the committee reacted today. >> this explosive announcement -- and it was -- came unprompted and without knowing whether a single e-mail...
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let's go back to michael schmidt. michael, this story gets back to an independent counsel is going to do what you're doing. a special counsel to try to get to the truth. where is this story going? >> i mean, look, this is -- you know, mueller is going to get a certain amount of resources here. he's going to be able to ask for a certain number of bodies, agents, prosecutors that can do this. and they're going to go out, and they're really going to follow the evidence. and i think probably the biggest thing for the public or for congress is they'll have confidence in what mueller is dog. there won't be a question of whether rod rosenstein is, you know, looking at the investigation or if the white house is meddling in it. i think what really changed here is that trump came into the equation more yesterday. the idea that trump tried to influence the investigation sort of changed things. up until this point, it's largely been about mr. trump's associates. did carter page do this? did paul manafort do that? and that kind of
let's go back to michael schmidt. michael, this story gets back to an independent counsel is going to do what you're doing. a special counsel to try to get to the truth. where is this story going? >> i mean, look, this is -- you know, mueller is going to get a certain amount of resources here. he's going to be able to ask for a certain number of bodies, agents, prosecutors that can do this. and they're going to go out, and they're really going to follow the evidence. and i think probably...
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. >> "new york times" reporter michael schmidt, also starring in the daily. >> yes. >> michael, i've just got to ask you. we talked to you and you're like this. you're michael schmidt, the guy we know. do you hear him on the daily? >> of course. >> on the daily. >> he sounds like crackling. >> grizzled. >> grizzled -- >> so michael says, did you put it in the paper. well, i wouldn't put it in the paper if it wasn't true. we like it. can you talk like that on our show. >> pretend you're on the show. >> my father gave me a hard time about that. he said i sounded too flip. i told hill it's harder than it looks sometimes. >> you tell your dad wen you're in kinko's and the guy is yelling at you to get off the phone because he's got to order a pizza, it's hard doing the podcast. >> it was hard. it was the only land line i could find. have you to have a land line to call into the podcasts. >> an interesting point. we're going to jump. we have a billion things to do. >> oh, my gosh. >> one of the things, so fascinating, telling the story how james comey worked overtime, bent over backwards t
. >> "new york times" reporter michael schmidt, also starring in the daily. >> yes. >> michael, i've just got to ask you. we talked to you and you're like this. you're michael schmidt, the guy we know. do you hear him on the daily? >> of course. >> on the daily. >> he sounds like crackling. >> grizzled. >> grizzled -- >> so michael says, did you put it in the paper. well, i wouldn't put it in the paper if it wasn't true. we like...
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this has galvanized the fbi in a way that hasn't happened at any time in recent history. >> michael schmidt, thank you for your reporting in "the new york times." i have a special note for the media and a question for you, joe, about that. also, priming the pump. president trump said he coined a phrase that's been around since the early 1800s. we'll show you that moment and some of the other things the president claims he's patented. "morning joe" is coming right back. >> my father would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. [team member] so, how can i help you? [customer] have you ever walked into the paint store feeling like you should really know more than you know? satin versus semi-gloss, and...i don't know! [team member] yes...i know the feeling. [customer] that's how i feel right now about all the financing options for this project i'm doing. i feel like i should know more than i know. [team member] don't sweat it. we have this new tool--my credit options guide-- that gives you a customized comparison like this, which helps you discover which credit options might
this has galvanized the fbi in a way that hasn't happened at any time in recent history. >> michael schmidt, thank you for your reporting in "the new york times." i have a special note for the media and a question for you, joe, about that. also, priming the pump. president trump said he coined a phrase that's been around since the early 1800s. we'll show you that moment and some of the other things the president claims he's patented. "morning joe" is coming right back....
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also ken dilanian and michael schmidt, thanks, guys. >>> coming up, trump's troubling week has put republican lawmakers in a bind. is this a temporary setback or a sign of things to come? plus trump came "time" magazine an after hours interview for this week's cover story. one of the reporters will give us an inside glimpse of trump's white house. and later, he's back. sean spicer took to the podium today just in time for melissa mccarthy to host "saturday night live" tomorrow night and reprise her now infamous impression of him. here is a sneak peek. ♪ i feel charming, oh so charming, it's alarming how charming i feel ♪ ♪ so pretty that i hardly can believe i'm real ♪ ♪ such a pretty face, such a pretty dress, such a pretty smile ♪ >> now we will all have that song in our head for the rest of the show. that is, though, just a taste of what late night is doing to take on trump's white house. we'll have much more ahead. finally the "hardball" roundtable will wrap up the show by telling me something i don't know. this is "hardball." as chris says, where the action is. when you booke
also ken dilanian and michael schmidt, thanks, guys. >>> coming up, trump's troubling week has put republican lawmakers in a bind. is this a temporary setback or a sign of things to come? plus trump came "time" magazine an after hours interview for this week's cover story. one of the reporters will give us an inside glimpse of trump's white house. and later, he's back. sean spicer took to the podium today just in time for melissa mccarthy to host "saturday night...
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michael schmidt, thanks so much as always. appreciate having you on. >> thanks for having me. >> still ahead on "morning joe," another congressional committee digging into donald trump's finances. they want one of the world's largest banks to show them where the money is coming from. those details coming up on "morning joe." ♪ at lincoln, we're all about making things simpler for you. like, imagine having your vehicle serviced... from the comfort of your own home. introducing complimentary lincoln pickup and delivery servicing. because the most important luxury of all... is time. pickup and delivery servicing on the entire family of lincoln luxury vehicles including a complimentary lincoln loaner. "how to win at business." step one: point decisively with the arm of your glasses. abracadabra. the stage is yours. step two: choose la quinta. the only hotel where you can redeem loyalty points for a free night-instantly and win at business. and it's also a story mail aabout people and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to h
michael schmidt, thanks so much as always. appreciate having you on. >> thanks for having me. >> still ahead on "morning joe," another congressional committee digging into donald trump's finances. they want one of the world's largest banks to show them where the money is coming from. those details coming up on "morning joe." ♪ at lincoln, we're all about making things simpler for you. like, imagine having your vehicle serviced... from the comfort of your own...
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this is the front page story that you will find in the new york times online, michael schmidt writing "trump appealed to comey to halt inquiry into asked" going on to say he the fbi director to shut down the investigation into michael flynn. according to the memo, mr. comey wrote shortly after the meeting, goes on to document information that the president has tried to direct the influence the justice department and fbi investigation between mr. trump's associates and russia. jason chaffetz demanding that the fbi turn over the memorandum, notes, summaries, and recordings of discussions between mr. trump and mr. comey. they also highlight some of the dialogue that went on between these two gentleman saying "i hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, letting guy, io." he is a good hope you can let this go. "i agree replied only, he is a good guy." there is more to the story and we will reach fortunes of it this morning -- four should -- fortunes -- portions of it this morning. (202) 748-8000 for democrats, (202) 748-8001 for republicans, .ndependents, (202) 748-8002 the story
this is the front page story that you will find in the new york times online, michael schmidt writing "trump appealed to comey to halt inquiry into asked" going on to say he the fbi director to shut down the investigation into michael flynn. according to the memo, mr. comey wrote shortly after the meeting, goes on to document information that the president has tried to direct the influence the justice department and fbi investigation between mr. trump's associates and russia. jason...
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we have the person raising those questions, michael schmidt, but let's start with the latest crisis where the white house began. the lester holt interview. >> let me ask you about your termination later to mr. comey. you say i appreciate you informing me on three separate occasions that i am not under investigation. >> yes. and i heard that from others -- >> in a phone call, face to face? >> i had a dinner with him. he want today have dinner because he wanted to stay on, and he said you're not under investigation. >> he said it once at dinner and twice in phone calls. >> well, joining me live now, federal law enforcement correspondent. great reporting. this description by the president of what happened at his dinner with james comey, does it stand up to scrutiny? >> it is a little different. basically seven days after mr. trump came into office, he asked mr. comey to come to the white house for dinner. and ath that dinner, mr. trump quickly said to him look, do i have your loyalty? and mr. comey said you will have my honesty. but this answer does not appear to have satisfied mr. trump as
we have the person raising those questions, michael schmidt, but let's start with the latest crisis where the white house began. the lester holt interview. >> let me ask you about your termination later to mr. comey. you say i appreciate you informing me on three separate occasions that i am not under investigation. >> yes. and i heard that from others -- >> in a phone call, face to face? >> i had a dinner with him. he want today have dinner because he wanted to stay on,...
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"new york times" reporter michael schmidt broke the story. >> after trump in the oval office said directly to comey that he should move on from the flynn investigation and flynn had done nothing wrong, comey went back and wrote a detailed memo. >> reporter: the white house says the president never asked comey or anyone else to end an investigation. congressional investigators want to know more. >> there has been enough alleged publicly to want to bring the director back to testify, ideally in open session either before our committee or the judiciary committee. >> reporter: on the same day the president explains reports that he shared classified information with russia. >> a very, very successful meeting. >> reporter: the white house notably not denying that the president gave out information so sensitive it's not even being shared with our allies. as first reported by the "washington post." >> the president in no way compromised any sources or methods in the course of this conversation. >> reporter: democrats demanding a transcript from the meeting. even the top senate republican concerned
"new york times" reporter michael schmidt broke the story. >> after trump in the oval office said directly to comey that he should move on from the flynn investigation and flynn had done nothing wrong, comey went back and wrote a detailed memo. >> reporter: the white house says the president never asked comey or anyone else to end an investigation. congressional investigators want to know more. >> there has been enough alleged publicly to want to bring the director...
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. >>> plus michael schmidt and clint watts help us unpack james comey's testimony yesterday. and the fbi director will explain why anthony weiner's access to classified information is actually not illegal. >>> but first, here's bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> joe, you have to see this video. turn around, don't drown when you see floodwaters. how about if it's a school bus driver with kids on it going through this river yesterday in louisiana. he actually goes off the road into the ditch. very lucky it wasn't deeper than it was. police were able to get all the kids ots. a levee failed and left this huge lake in its wake. the water just flooded in arkansas and we wish all those people the best. they're waiting for the water to recede. still a lot of heavy rain. even a tornado warning near tindle air force base outside panama city. we'll watch those storms. heavy rain st. louis to indianapolis today. this is the likely area that it will occur. another 1 to 3 inches for you. let's time all this mess outs we go throughout the morning and throughout the day. we'll watc
. >>> plus michael schmidt and clint watts help us unpack james comey's testimony yesterday. and the fbi director will explain why anthony weiner's access to classified information is actually not illegal. >>> but first, here's bill karins with a check on the forecast. >> joe, you have to see this video. turn around, don't drown when you see floodwaters. how about if it's a school bus driver with kids on it going through this river yesterday in louisiana. he actually...
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a senior advisor at the state department, ron klain, and michael schmidt. michael, your paper was the one that first reported that this intelligence came from israel. elaborate on that. >> well, obviously the zerldz a israelis are very important to us in that region because they can do things that the united states can't. they have proximity that the united states doesn't. but the interesting thing here is actually if you look back at the campaign, the issue of the disclosure of classified information that mr. trump and his national security -- early national security advisor mr. flynn made about hillary clinton, there was never any evidence that anything that hillary clinton had, her mishandling of classified information, was ever disclosed publicly. and now this administration's forced to explain how it disclosed this information. so it is a bit embarrassing. >> michael, you're absolutely right. it was a key component of donald trump's campaign, that hillary clinton might have leaked or inadvertently leaked through hacking classified information that she
a senior advisor at the state department, ron klain, and michael schmidt. michael, your paper was the one that first reported that this intelligence came from israel. elaborate on that. >> well, obviously the zerldz a israelis are very important to us in that region because they can do things that the united states can't. they have proximity that the united states doesn't. but the interesting thing here is actually if you look back at the campaign, the issue of the disclosure of...
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michael schmidt has been reporting on the turmoil of fox news and host of the majority report and michael, we keep getting more and more stories that make lead me to believe there is a very serious active and quite significance investigation of fox happening? >> i mean, there was a big deal made about lorret ta lynch meeting with bill clinton on the tarmac for about a half an hour in the summer of 2016 and now we have the president talking to rupert murdock on a nearly daily basis. this is a serious investigation. it involves the postal service which that office usually uses agents from there and they're really looking at how fox paid these women and whether this was properly disclosed to shareholders, whether the payments were disguised. it's just yet another thing in this fox story that continues to drag the network down. they continue to be hit with lawsuits and even though bill o'reilly's gone, it doesn't seem like they've solved the problem. >> i want to hang a lantern on bo dietl. the accusation was that ailz had him dig up dirt on accusers, gretchen karlson blue the thing open. >>
michael schmidt has been reporting on the turmoil of fox news and host of the majority report and michael, we keep getting more and more stories that make lead me to believe there is a very serious active and quite significance investigation of fox happening? >> i mean, there was a big deal made about lorret ta lynch meeting with bill clinton on the tarmac for about a half an hour in the summer of 2016 and now we have the president talking to rupert murdock on a nearly daily basis. this...
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. >> more reporting from michael schmidt. i think what it speaks to is the president's mind set. he seemed obsessed by someone clearing him of any wrong doing in any of this. that's why he started those conversations with the fbi director. it's so clear based on this rorgt at least that james comey has a deep paper trail. he said look, these conversations didn't happen. that's really all they have done. hay have not refuted it in any serious way in terms of specifics about this. james comey is known as being very me titiculous. he said no. next question. what this shows is there's more to hear from the james comey side that will come out either in congressional testimony or with the special down sichlt i'm also struck by remembering that day in january when the fbi director who stands 6'8". he is a towering figure. the president called him up and brought him -- >> yeah. we are looking at it. >> and that according to this story made the fbi director so uncomfortable at the moment. now we know why. you know e having a private conversation with the fbi which is white house is now re
. >> more reporting from michael schmidt. i think what it speaks to is the president's mind set. he seemed obsessed by someone clearing him of any wrong doing in any of this. that's why he started those conversations with the fbi director. it's so clear based on this rorgt at least that james comey has a deep paper trail. he said look, these conversations didn't happen. that's really all they have done. hay have not refuted it in any serious way in terms of specifics about this. james...
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schmidt story about how trump tried to get comey to shut down the investigation for michael flynn. this is perhaps the most damaging story about trump and it's for the benefit of michael flynn. >> hang on before you answer that before putting matthew on the spot bring in our senior analysts, legal analysts and reporter, to get more on this reporti reporting. matthew as i understand in the course of your reporting you reviewed subpoenas that werish autoed in the flynn investigation. what can you tell us. >> grand jury issuing subpoenas anyone who did company with flynn, or flynn intelligence group, they are asking for all the records they have done with these guys. there's something important if this was a mere violation of his registration as a lobbyist they tend to be handed out of washington by a sleepy part ofod which which' s odoj. this issor . we don't know if there's there are other grand juries out there but they do seem to be active. >> you to michael flynn how he responding to how he the. >> our understanding is he sees this as part of continual effort immediately of the e
schmidt story about how trump tried to get comey to shut down the investigation for michael flynn. this is perhaps the most damaging story about trump and it's for the benefit of michael flynn. >> hang on before you answer that before putting matthew on the spot bring in our senior analysts, legal analysts and reporter, to get more on this reporti reporting. matthew as i understand in the course of your reporting you reviewed subpoenas that werish autoed in the flynn investigation. what...
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. >> and today there's new reporting from michael schmidt at "the new york times" about this relationship between comey and trump. also drawn from some of the memos. it's multiple times in which the president seems to be trying to draw comey in, extract pledges of loyalty, kind of put him under his umbrella and comey resisting. what does that say to you? >> i think it's because he saw comey as a threat. he knew these investigations were going, we know that now. prior to the inauguration, the trump team knew that flynn was under investigation. there's one version of the story that says he asked flynn to be the next national security advisor. so he was aware of these things. and he probably saw comey as a threat from the outside. and so in typical trump fashion from everything he's done in his life, i'm going to try and saddle up to this person and make him under my umbrella, and i think it completely backfired on him. >> paul, i'm going to talk to michael isikoff in a moment who has a pretty amazing story about the president reaching out to flynn. from a legal perspective, what kind of adv
. >> and today there's new reporting from michael schmidt at "the new york times" about this relationship between comey and trump. also drawn from some of the memos. it's multiple times in which the president seems to be trying to draw comey in, extract pledges of loyalty, kind of put him under his umbrella and comey resisting. what does that say to you? >> i think it's because he saw comey as a threat. he knew these investigations were going, we know that now. prior to...
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"new york times'" michael schmidt joins the conversation. >>> democratic senator al franken and republican senator mike lee both weigh in on the latest developments. "morning joe" coming up. right. but you want to fix it. right. so who sent you? new guy. what new guy? watson. my analysis of sensor and maintenance data indicates elevator 3 will malfunction in 2 days. there you go. you still need a pass. tidy cats lightweight with glade clean blossoms. there you go. our newest odor fighting scent! gives you the power of choice plus... the power of pleasant. exclusively in lightweight! every home, every cat, there's a tidy cs for that. the uncertainties of hep c. wondering, what if? i let go of all those feelings. because i am cured with harvoni. harvoni is a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. it's been prescribed to more than a quarter million people. and is proven to cure up to 99% of patients who have had no prior treatment with 12 weeks. certain patients can be cured with just 8 weeks of harvoni. before starting harvoni, your doctor will test to see i
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if there is anything approaching comic relief in this new piece by michael schmidt, it involves the following scene that since the comey news broke has been airing like wall paper all over cable news. >> oh, and there's -- he's become more famous than me. [ applause ] >> now the back story can be told. a friend of comey's told the times comey wore a blue suit for the reception in the blue room and quote tried to blend in with the blue curtains in the back of the room in hopes that mr. trump would not spot him and call him out. as his friend tells the story, the 6'8" comey amibling across the room wanted to avoid a hug with the president so he went in for the long armed handshake and stuck with it even as the president drew him in. also today with a press conference with the president of colombia, we got president trump's first on-camera reaction to the naming of a special counsel in the russia investigation. >> was this the right move or is this part of a witch-hunt? >> well, i respect the move but the entire thing has been a witch-hunt. and there is no collusion between certainly myself and
if there is anything approaching comic relief in this new piece by michael schmidt, it involves the following scene that since the comey news broke has been airing like wall paper all over cable news. >> oh, and there's -- he's become more famous than me. [ applause ] >> now the back story can be told. a friend of comey's told the times comey wore a blue suit for the reception in the blue room and quote tried to blend in with the blue curtains in the back of the room in hopes that...
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. >>> coming up next, the writer behind the latest "new york times" bombshell, michael schmidt and his reporting . congressman adam schiff and jim himes, another jam packed edition of "morning joe" just moments away. you don't want to miss it. hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no more®. allure best of beauty and marie claire's most wanted. eyes show emotion, not your age. olay eyes. ageless. you're going to be hanging out in here. so if you need anything, text me. do you play? ♪ ♪ use the chase mobile app to send money in just a tap, to friends at more banks then ever before. you got next? chase. helping you master what's now and what's next. >>> i will tell you this, i would not want to be sean spicer's stress ball today. i can only imagine -- i like to think how sean spicer reacts when things like this happen and he knows he's going to have to go talk about it. i imagine it went something lik
. >>> coming up next, the writer behind the latest "new york times" bombshell, michael schmidt and his reporting . congressman adam schiff and jim himes, another jam packed edition of "morning joe" just moments away. you don't want to miss it. hey allergy muddlers are you one sneeze away from being voted out of the carpool? try zyrtec® it's starts working hard at hour one and works twice as hard when you take it again the next day. stick with zyrtec® and muddle no...
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also with us, "new york times" reporter, michael schmidt. the man who broke that bombshell story, amazing, about the comey memo last night. john finer, former chief of staff for john kerry, and the former head of the office of legal counsel for president reagan and george h.w. bush. we have a full house. michael, yesterday was a pretty big day. do you think you can double down and give us another one you? >> i don't know. i guess the real story is how will the republicans respond? it looks like these letters that have gone out were signed by both parties. it didn't seem like yesterday the republicans had really changed their tone many regard to mr. trump in these investigations. certainly the idea that this letter went out is a sign of bipartisanship. and it remains to be seen in the days that come whether the republican there's push hard and ramp up these investigations. >> we just heard from the white house press secretary from sean spicer for two days in a row, they have done off camera audio only briefings. and this is after, we know tha
also with us, "new york times" reporter, michael schmidt. the man who broke that bombshell story, amazing, about the comey memo last night. john finer, former chief of staff for john kerry, and the former head of the office of legal counsel for president reagan and george h.w. bush. we have a full house. michael, yesterday was a pretty big day. do you think you can double down and give us another one you? >> i don't know. i guess the real story is how will the republicans...
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and michael schmidt reporter for the "new york times" who covered national security. michael i'll going to begin with you. let's go to the scene of where this took place. tell us the circumstances that comey learned he was fired and what they assumed at first when word filtered through the room where he was speaking. >> so, comey actually started his day in florida, where he addressed some police officers. he then flew to california and was speaking around 2:30 to a group of employees at the l.a. field office. he is talking to them in the background, the television screens as you were saying, start flashing that comey is fired. now comey tells the group, oh, what a prank. he says oh, this is a frank. and he laughs. but then his staff starts scurrying off to the side. they come up to him, and they say something to him. he stops speaking. he then shakes the hands the employees in the room, and then goes into a side room. and i'm not sure what happens then. but at that point, the letter from the white house had still not arrived at the fbi. >> robert costa, you were at t
and michael schmidt reporter for the "new york times" who covered national security. michael i'll going to begin with you. let's go to the scene of where this took place. tell us the circumstances that comey learned he was fired and what they assumed at first when word filtered through the room where he was speaking. >> so, comey actually started his day in florida, where he addressed some police officers. he then flew to california and was speaking around 2:30 to a group of...
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. >> we often call on michael schmidt of the "new york times," e eli stoeckels of the washington journal. eli, the same question i just asked of mike viquera. what game do the republicans have? >> i think they have public opinion on their side but they don't have hillary clinton. >> this is probably the rosey view, presuming that the investigation into russia doesn't really yield anything, but they said what donald trump did in this sort of very hasty option and the optics of it, really turned this whole thing into the ben gazi. . . and basically this is something that will. it may over time lead to questions about how long they can stand up to defend this president. >> you're leading the way in our understanding of how and where -- fired. one of you learned sub -- which of the white house briefing quoting fbi agents who are now relieved that fad. >> the fbi, the folks here say the morale has been really hurt by this. including mr. comey who was in the room when he found out about this. of course, yesterday he's in los angeles, he's speaking to a group of employees, the. his staff then c
. >> we often call on michael schmidt of the "new york times," e eli stoeckels of the washington journal. eli, the same question i just asked of mike viquera. what game do the republicans have? >> i think they have public opinion on their side but they don't have hillary clinton. >> this is probably the rosey view, presuming that the investigation into russia doesn't really yield anything, but they said what donald trump did in this sort of very hasty option and the...